Paul, Thanks a ton for all your efforts. I definitely see the value of having WSIF as a technology within Apache. It is a welcome addition to our SOAP/WSDL related tools already in Apache. If we can extend the implementation to support JAXRPC/JAXM in addition to Apache Axis and Apache SOAP it will be even better bet going forward as those API's mature [i mean released :-)] and will get more buy-in from developers. You have my +1 :)
Sam, Team, You can count me in on efforts to target various portions of the WebServices Stack and have a one-stop shop under Apache for WebServices developers to turn to for all their needs. I don't really care about which form we do it -- A separate PMC or an umbrella similar to Avalon (under Jakarta), either one (or any other form) is ok by me. Thanks, dims --- Sam Ruby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Glyn Normington wrote: > > > >> Long term, I'd love to see a WebServices project parallel to Jakarta and > >> XML. > > > > +1. If that just involved a change to the web site to re-classify Apache > > SOAP and Axis, why couldn't it be done sooner rather than later? Would > > there be significant Apache project management changes as well? > > I'm thinking in terms of a separate PMC. > > These types of things always involve much more than anyone would reasonably > predict. The web site is the least of my concerns. The problem is that > when you contemplate a change like this, people start revisiting and > questioning every assumption. Should Axis be the code base? Should Axis > be split up? Should xml-security be included? How about xml-rpc? Are > there other code bases we should look to incorporate into the fold? > > What is the vision, mission, and goals of the new project? > > My intent at the moment is just to plan a seed so that it can possibly > germinate later. These are excellent things to pursue after an Axis has a > release. Meanwhile, I'd prefer that these considerations not derail > discussions as to whether or not there is general interest in WSIF as a > technology within Apache. > > - Sam Ruby > ===== Davanum Srinivas - http://xml.apache.org/~dims/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/
